.@jensstoltenberg honoured to preside over Change of Command at @NATO_ACT

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, together with Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Ambassadors from the North Atlantic Council and members of the Military Committee attended Wednesday’s (30 September 2015) change-of-command ceremony at Allied Command Transformation (ACT) headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. The ceremony marked the official handover of the post of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) from General Jean-Paul Paloméros to General Denis Mercier. The Secretary General thanked French Air Force Gen. Paloméros for his contributions as SACT over the past three years and presented him with the NATO Meritorious Service Medal. “Thanks to your leadership the Alliance is now in a better position to face the future,” said Mr. Stoltenberg. He welcomed Gen. Mercier, the former Chief of Staff for the French Air Force, to his new command. D...